Washing and cleaning device.



No. 639,475. Patented Dec. l9, I899. T. J. WHALEN &. J. F. WARNER.

WASHING AND CLEANING DEVICE.

(Application filed May 25, 1899.)

(No Model.)

WITNESSES: 5N7

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

THOMAS JEFFERSON WHALEN AND JOHN FRANKLIN VARNER, OF PORT- LAND, OREGON,ASSIGNORS TO GEORGE O. HALE AND MORTON OLL- MAN, OF KANSAS CITY,MISSOURI.

WASHING AND CLEANING DEVICE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 639,475, datedDecember 19, 1899.

Application filed May 25, 1899. Serial No. 718,222. (No model.)

To [tZZ whom 2125 may concern/.-

Be it known that we, THoMAs JEFFERSON WHALEN and JOHN FRANKLIN WARNER,of Portland, in the county of Multnomah and State of Oregon, haveinvented a new and Improved \Vashing and Cleaning Device, of which thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description.

' The object of the invention is to provide a [0 new and improvedwashing and cleaning device for use on windows, walls, and othersurfaces and which is simple and durable in construction and arranged toenable the operator to supply the desired amount of water to Is thewasher or to the surface imdertreatment to insure proper cleaning and toallow of subsequent ready drying of the washed surface.

The invention consists of novel features and parts and combinations ofthe same, as

will be hereinafter described and then pointed out in the claims.

A practical embodiment of our invention is represented. in theaccompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in whichsimilar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts inall theviews.

Figure 1 is a plan view of the improvement. Fig. 2 is a sectional sideelevation of the same on the line 2 2 in Fig. 1, and Fig. 3 is an endview of the same.

The improved washing and cleaning device is provided with a scraper AandawasherB, secured in holders 0 and D, respectively, attached to orforming part of a frame F, to which is secured a reservoir F, providedat one end with a socket G for receiving the end of a handle H undercontrol of the operator to enable the latter to use and manipulate thedevice on the surface to be cleaned.

The scraper A is preferably made in the form of a strip of rubber, andthe washer B is preferably made in the form of apiece of felt, and boththe scraper and washer project a suitable distance from their holders,as is plainly indicated in the drawings, the scraper and washer standingat an angle to each other and at an angle to the longitudinal center ofthe handle H in order that the scraper and washer may be applied at theproper angle to the surface to be cleaned.

The reservoir F is preferably formed of two hemispherical disks securedat their bases and formed with a partition F, extending from the upperend of the reservoir a short distance below the middle thereof to dividethe reservoir into two compartments F F in communication with each otherat the bottom of the reservoir. A filling-plugI is arranged in themiddle of one of the reservoir-disks to allow of filling the reservoirwith water. The upper end of the compartment F is pro vided with anoutlet F, leading to adeflector F formed on the frame E and arranged todeflect the water upon the washerB or directly upon the surface undertreatment.

By having the partition F arranged as shown when a quick downwardmovement is given to the handle the water is forced or thrown by themovement around the lower end of the partition and up into the compart-7o ment F and as the partition confines the wa: ter to this compartmentit readily flows up to the outlet.

The device is operated as follows: hen the reservoir F has been filledwith water and closed by screwing up the plug I, then the operator inusing the device takes hold of the handle H and applies the washer B onthe surface to be cleaned, and in order to moisten said washer and thesurface under treatment it is necessary for the operator to give a quickdownward movement to thehandle H, so that the water in the reservoirFiscaused to flow up in the compartment F and out through the opening Funder the deflector F which directs the discharged water to the washerBand the surface to be cleaned. This can be repeated as often asnecessary until the de sired amount of water has been squirted out ofthe reservoir and upon the surface under 0 treatment. \Vhen the surfacehas been washed by the application of water and the washer B, it can bereadily dried by the operator turning the device over, so as to bringthe scraper A in contact with the surface to 5 be cleaned. Now it willbe seen that when the device is in this position, as the partition Fseparates the main portion of the compartment F from the outlet F, thereis no danger of water passing out of the reservoir F, rec

as most of the water is now contained in the compartment F instead of inthe compartlnent F as is the case when the washer B is in use.

Having thus fully described our invention, we claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent 1. In a washing and cleaning device, areservoir having a partition extending from the upper end of thereservoir downward to form two compartments in communication with a eachother at the bottom, one of the compartments having a discharge-openingat the upper end, the arrangement being such that the water isdischarged by the operator giving a quick jerk in a downward directionto the device, substantially as described.

2. A washing and cleaning device provided with a reservoir havingapartition extending 0. A washing and cleaning device, compris- Ydownward to a point below the middle of the reservoir, to form twocompartments in communication with each other at the bottom of thereservoir, one of the compartments being provided at its upper end withan outlet, a filling-plug for said reservoir, holders held on the upperend of the reservoir, a scraper iitted into one of the holders, and awasher secured in the other holder, substantially as shown anddescribed.

it. A washing and cleaning device, comprising ahandled reservoir formedof dished disks united at their bases and having a partition extendingbetween the disks from the top downward, to form two compartments incommunication with each other at the bottom of the reservoir, one of thecompartments being provided at its upper end with an outlet, afilling-plug for said reservoir, holders held on the upper end of thereservoir, a scraper fitted into one of the holders, a washer secured inthe other holder, the scraper and washer standing at an angle to eachother and at an angle to the longitudinal centerof the handle and adeflector over the reservoir-outlet to direct the water upon saidwasher, as set forth.

'lllOrllAS JEFFERSON WllAhllN. JOHN FRANKLIN WARNER. Witnesses:

EDWARD RYAN, GEORGE H. DURHAM.

